//www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteWWU2x_yI In the bebop era, it was a common practice to take a popular song and write a new melody over the familiar chord changes.  Charlie Parker wrote many of his tunes this way, including Donna Lee (the changes are from Indiana), Ornithology (on How High the Moon), and Koko (Cherokee).  For “Affirmation,” I chose … Continue reading Week 45 – Affirmation